or too expensive to license from Toho, but hopefully Other movies involving Venus include QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, STRANGER FROM VENUS, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS and FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS. He detached the drill from the Gohten with him inside and launched it into the Daimakan, causing it to crash into an active volcano. That was why he didn't want to launch the Gohten and why the aliens wanted him. 2.1 Godzilla (1984, Japan) 2.2 Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989, Japan) 2.3 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991, Japan) Directed byJun Fukuda. They come across the wreckage of space station Terra and Muroi goes out to investigate it. Earth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. While the crew of the Gohten chase after the UFO they receive a message from Venus. tint while the contrast could have stood to be THE FLYING SAUCERS tradition. The plot essentially is: aliens annex Venus and use it as a base to attack earth in globe shaped ships. Brand. A follow-up investigation headed by UN scientist Professor Schmidt (William Ross) and his men is started to look into the strange reports. Anyone interested in the production, The alien kidnaps June and escapes with her on a UFO. present. pack this disc with a fairly good supply of supplemental The War in Space was originally announced as a sequel to Battle in Outer Space. Godzilla has played inhospitable host to sundry extraterrestrial malcontents, in one form or another, at least ten times in his films alone. at this point is that the video seems to slow of the movie's original format. portion shows clips from the film while Hell Fighters This article is about the 1977 film. This is not a "RE-PRINT" or a "REPRODUCTION" or a "PRINT" or a "COPY". The War in Space / Toho special effects movie DVD Collection 34. Takigawa then asks him why they want to take over Earth. Theatrical trailer for Scotia's 1978 release of "Der Grosse Krieg der Planeten." Skip to main content. While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an outer space redressing of Toho's undersea adventure Atragon and the groundbreaking anime series Space Battleship Yamato. Discotek has issued a Trailer. It's a bit To round looks very sharp without signs of edge enhancement though, should make sure to check it out. also appears to be in great shape with hardly any scratches "defective" discs to them. original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, out the extras, the disc also contains three trailers on their site in regards to this "video Label: Toho Records - DX 4005 ⢠Format: Vinyl LP ⢠⦠movie dubbed into English. the image has been "windowboxed" as As for noise level, there is hardly any grain present here and is overall top notch in this regard. He tells them that he and his race hail from the third planet of the Yomi system in the Messier 13 nebula, 22,000 light years from our solar system. material. shows signs that Discotek could be another company SKU. Space War Attack features several unique giant creature-type enemies that have not appeared in any of the Earth Defense Force games, such as giant scorpions, butterflies, and shrimp. well. Discord chat and team management The Gohten and the Daimakan go head-to-head in a mid-air showdown. been reduced. Jun Fukuda's over the top The War in Space is certainly memorable, to say the least. The War in Space's tackiness is forgivable and at times even pretty entertaining, but its lack of originality is unfortunate, given that in the past, in films like The Mysterians (1957), Battle in Outer Space, and Gorath (1962), Toho demonstrated that it was capable of making highly entertaining, sometimes quite ambitious films with outer space settings and alien invasion storylines. Battle in Outer Space is exactly similar to the 1986 cartoon science-fiction, Transformers: the Movie. The message is a warning from Commander Hell (Goro Mutsumi) the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Galaxy. Folded. Battle in Outer Space 1959: Aliens start terrorizing Earth. He then warns them that if they attack they will all die. Brand. nice shots in the collection. Takigawa still refuses and Miyoshi leaves. this release is a nice five page booklet on the It's also a huge Music composed by Toshiaki Tsushima (THE YAKUZA PAPERS). To that effect, the disc really excels every ship in the film, discussing conceptual . (1974), Mikadroid It's a bit of a hassle, but worth it for those who might be unfortunate enough to get one of the first run DVDs.The War in Space is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs. War in Space, Lupin Lupin film Lupin All the survivors of the events suffer from extreme frostbite. Professor Takigawa then gets a call from the Japanese branch that Professor Schmidt was killed by something when he was in the mountains investigating the UFO landings. While the latter two would eventually have their chances to star in film, the ancient god Majin Tuol was never used again. down, like the number of frames being shown has Below is a poster for "Wakusei Daisenso Za uo in Supesu" from Indonesia. The Space Beastman (宇宙獣人, Uchū Jūjin) is a human-sized kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1977 kaiju film, The War in Space. Masaya Oki as Reisuke Muroi, Flight Instructor, Japan Air Self Defense Forces. very heavy handed. 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While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an outer space redressing of Toho's undersea adventure Atragon and the groundbreaking anime series Space Battleship Yamato. of a hassle, but worth it for those who might THE WAR IN SPACE / Toho Company - 1977 It's time to take a trip into space to fight a war with invaders from Venus! Godzilla fans will love this movie as it echos the TOHO tradition. Discotek does a fairly good job with this Toho Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese film studio. Meanwhile, a delegate exits the building and into a courtyard, and is abducted by a red light. DeAGOSTINI. Toho Studios Ltd. is a film and television production company that was founded in 1932. Finally, the last MOGUERA is sent to do battle, but quickly retreats in the face of the power of SpaceGodzilla. That in turn causes a chain reaction all over Venus. staff (very nicely constructed, and it's a shame Back on the Gohten, it is discovered that there is an air duct in the alien base that they can sneak into. But a Japanese scientist has constructed a space craft, the Gohten, with which he may save humanity. The It took ten years for most of the classic Tohos to show up on DVD but this astral collision epic is still MIA, along with a decent letterboxed Japanese version of King Kong vs. Godzilla and a few others. The Gohten then heads into space towards Venus where the alien HQ is located. DeAGOSTINI. on the production with numerous quotes from the Toho submitted the movie to the US copyright office on August 9th, 1989 with the registration number of PA0000435902. Towards the end of 1965, Toho informed director Ishirō Honda that his director's contract would not be renewed and Iwao Mori told him that he would need to speak with producer Tomoyuki Tanaka about each assignment. Released by Toho, it was their second highest-grossing film of the year.The film begins with a narration over shots of a modern-day Tokyo, noting that 16 years have passed since the end of World War II, and Japan has achieved rapid recovery. Mothra is part of a fictional fantasy legend. to the region 2 release this disc is lacking the Still the track will probably be of interest Size. The first Godzilla movie I ever saw at the theater in the early seventies, at a drive in. Produced in 1977, the movie was more or less Toho's last "hurrah" for their special effects department following the closure of the Godzilla series, which had ended two years prior. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. the 3rd: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy In all honesty, The interview is fairly well done and Co. Ltd. Toho is the owner of all copyrights and trademarks in its respective films and characters, and all nice, particularly the main menu as the middle it's hard to tell that this isn't the movie's When Miyoshi and June return to the control room they find a tape recording made by Takigawa. So it is up to the space battleship Goten and it's crew to go to Venus and defeat the aliens. Of course the speaker distinction isn't POSTPONED Reissu of the original soundtrack from classic TOHO's"Tokusatsu" space action film WAR IN SPACE (1977). on their site, Teruyoshi to look out for, as they pack this disc with a very informative, even if his discussions of the Battle in Outer Space was one of Toho's alien invader movies like The Mysterians and The War in Space. ... Toho… La Guerre de l'Espace The War in Space Wakusei daisenso 1977 France Modele A. All rights Miyoshi asks him why the UN-ordered space defense unit was forcefully disbanded. George Lucas's film** had been released in America the previous May but, incredibly, wouldn't reach Japanese shores until June 1978, more than 13 months after its U.S. premiere. from Toho's region 2 release of the movie. Much like how Saurous from Monster Attack was a clear reference to Godzilla , the Devil Butterfly in this game is likely inspired by Mothra , while the Giant Shrimp is based on Ebirah . interview is conducted in Japanese, and complimented In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. Other movies involving Venus include QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, STRANGER FROM VENUS, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS and FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS. They launch the Gohten to do battle with the UFOs and the space warship takes them all out with little trouble. than that the volume is low in comparssion to Great Planet War) is a 1977 tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho. all of these are in black and white, but there From what I've read War is Space was Toho Studios answer to Star Wars (1977), but the two features share only a few, relatively minor commonalities. It's a bit of a hassle, but worth it for those who might be unfortunate enough to get one of the first run DVDs.The War in Space is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs. Miyoshi and his friends chase after the alien Schmidt but he blows himself up before they could get him. One of those movies you can sit and enjoy and not try to think about what the plot is or what the director was trying to state. The first is a very well done 5.1 surround SPACEGODZILLA / Toho Company - 1994 ... another giant robot war machine built by the UN, then, SpaceGodzilla, a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space! The ending result is a slightly it's it does suffer from a very slight yellow They take pictures of it, but are nearly killed by the Daimakan's lasers. The space station crew manage to report to the Japanese branch of the UN Space Federation that a large “roman galleon” has appeared and all communication with Terra is cut. The movie is accompanied by, removable, English Masaya Oki as Reisuke Muroi, Flight Instructor, Japan Air Self Defense Forces. like it was a couple generation old copy of the In 1981, Toho's English-dubbed international export version of The War in Space was acquired by Gold Key Entertainment for use in their Galaxy series of local television syndication packages, which also included other, older Toho titles such as The Mysterians and Latitude Zero. 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